Dr. Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
Clinical Psychologist, Author
Dr. Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco is a clinical psychologist and writer based in Summit, New Jersey, specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy for maternal anxiety and stress. Her writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Parents.com, Today Parenting, Motherwell, Motherly, Psychology Today, Scary Mommy, and The Week. She is the author of Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, and Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood―and Relax into Your New Self.
Rachel Duda
VP of Learning at Vivvi
Rachel Duda has worked in the field of early childhood education for the last 20 years. She is passionate about supporting families during the early stages of parenting and believes that early childhood is the most important time in the life of a family. For the last ten years, Rachel worked as the Associate Division Head in the Early Learning Center at Avenues, The World School in New York City. Prior to that, she spent two years in the Netherlands teaching Kindergarten at an international school and three years in Dublin, helping to launch a new international school and teaching a mixed age class of 3-5 year olds. Rachel supports all of Vivvi's programmatic offerings from on campus, to in home to virtual tutoring and working closely with teachers and families that call Vivvi home.